As soon as Chu Qingluan's carriage came out of the Ministry of War, she saw the housekeeper rushing over on horseback: "Your Highness, Qi Zhuangyuan has been released from prison. He is kneeling outside the mansion gate, saying that he wants to apologize to you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhixia's eyebrows immediately raised: "Qi Che? This bastard! How dare he come to the princess's mansion?"
Still apologizing to the princess?
Does he deserve it?
Zhixia's temper flared up again, and she was about to get off the carriage, "Princess, I'll leave first. I'll come back to take you back home after I've dealt with that bastard."
When Zhixia hurried back to the princess's mansion, he saw Qi Che in white kneeling in front of the mansion gate from afar, with his head lowered and a look of great grief. Many people had gathered around to watch the fun, pointing at him.
"Isn't this the new number one scholar, Lord Qi? Why is he kneeling here?"
"What top scholar? He was stripped of his title a long time ago. I heard that he did it to climb the social ladder and offended Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Tsk! A while ago, I saw him riding a tall horse to marry Prime Minister Gu's daughter in grand style, but now he has become a stray dog. Did he make some big mistake?"
"As the old saying goes, 'carrying a thorn stick to ask for forgiveness', this man must be kneeling on the ground and sincerely repenting, but I don't know what kind of mistake he made that he had to humiliate himself in public..."
At this time, a childish voice rang out: "Mother, why is this uncle crying at the door of the princess's house?"
"Be good, stay away." The young mother quickly pulled the child back. "People like this have black hearts and their tears may be lies."
As he was speaking, Zhixia had already pushed through the crowd and rushed to the front.
"Hey, isn't this Qi Zhuangyuan? What's going on? Is the food at Gu's house not delicious enough? Are you thinking about the leftovers at the princess's mansion again?"
Qi Che raised his head, his eyes red, "Miss Zhixia, I know that I have committed serious sins, but I only ask to see His Highness and atone for my sins in person..."
"Bah!"
Zhixia interrupted him directly: "Atonement? What are you going to use to atone? Are you going to deceive His Highness now after you just deceived Miss Gu?"
Qi Che showed a pained expression, "Yanran and I have already divorced, and from now on, marriage has nothing to do with each other..."
"Bullshit!" Zhixia was so angry that she kicked over the copper basin at her feet, and the water inside splashed out with a "splash", covering Qi Che's face and body.
"Ms. Gu is still pregnant with your child. You are such a heartless person. Don't dirty the ground in front of the princess's mansion."
Qi Che wiped his face and said with a wry smile: "That child... was just an accident. The world can bear witness to my feelings for His Highness..."
Zhixia was completely furious. She picked up the broom in front of the door and rushed towards Qi Che: "Accident? I'll give you a surprise! I'll make you a witness to the world!"
Qi Che still knelt there stubbornly, neither dodging nor evading, letting the broom hit him, gritting his teeth and saying, "As long as His Highness is willing to see me, I will accept it even if you kill me!"
Zhixia was so angry that she was fuming. Just as she was about to call the guards to tie him up, a lazy voice came from inside the mansion -
"Miss Zhixia, why do you have to do such a dirty job yourself?"
Xie Yunqi, dressed in a dark brocade robe, leisurely walked out of the mansion. He looked down at the embarrassed Qi Che and chuckled, "Master Qi, who are you performing this 'affectionate' drama for?"
When Qi Che saw Xie Yunqi coming out of the princess's mansion, he froze.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and glared, "This is the princess's residence, why is Prime Minister Xie here?"
"Could it be that a prime minister is willing to be a slave to the princess?"
Hearing this, Xie Yunqi did not get angry but laughed: "Are you questioning my true identity?"
He suddenly leaned forward and lifted Qi Che's chin with his folding fan: "How ridiculous! What kind of identity do you have as a waste abandoned by the princess? What qualifications do you have to question the truth?"
Qi Che didn't know where he got the courage from, and waved his folding fan away: "Why did Minister Xie say such harsh words? There are only some misunderstandings between His Highness and I. We have been married for three years and we have feelings for each other. I did something wrong before and hurt His Highness's heart. Now I sincerely repent. As long as I can see the princess, she will definitely not -"
"Bang!"
Before Qi Che could finish his words, Xie Yunqi kicked him to the ground.
Xie Yunqi stood on the bluestone steps like the breeze and the bright moon, his eyes cold and cold: "What qualifications does a heartless and unfeeling loser like you have to beg for her forgiveness?"
"You were able to have her companionship for three years, but it was stolen. If you were still a man, you should stay away from her instead of disgusting people here."
Qi Che's face turned pale after being scolded, and he clenched his hands tightly.
But he did not back down. Instead, he stood up again and knelt in his original position: "Anyway, this is a private matter between me and His Highness. Even though you are in a high position and have great power, you have no right to interfere."
Xie Yunqi heard this, and instead of getting angry, he smiled and shook the fan in his hand, "Private matter?"
He walked down the steps slowly, his brocade boots making crisp sounds on the bluestone slabs. Although he had a smile on his face, he made people feel frightened for no reason.
"You caused trouble in front of the mansion where I am temporarily staying, and you said it was a private matter?"
"But you are right. I really have no right to ask, but——"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly kicked over the copper basin beside Qi Che, and the cold well water splashed all over Qi Che.
"I have the right to clean up the garbage in front of my door!"
Xie Yunqi looked down at him and said, "You are kneeling here and dirtying the ground of the princess's mansion."
The onlookers burst into laughter.
Qi Che was soaked and in a dishevel, his pale face turning blue and white, it was a very spectacular sight.
At this moment, there was another commotion in the crowd, and then everyone saw a woman in her fifties crying and squeezing in, and came straight to Qi Che.
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